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  • Tools and Resources

    People resources

    Resources relevant to Forests and People. General The natural choice: securing the value of nature (2011). HM Government. National Parks across the UK have policies and strategies for public access and community engagement (many Local Authorities also have access strategies) – www.nationalparks.uk/ Delivery mechanisms   Equality analysis – Equality analysis is a way of considering the effect on different groups protected […]
  • Media

    Timber prices and elasticities for emerging species and different product categories

    Timber prices and elasticities for emerging species and different product categories
  • Publications

    Growing places

    Lead Author: Jake Morris
    A study of social change in The National Forest By Jake Morris and John Urry. A Lancaster University Research Project with the National Forest Company and the Forestry Commission. Related pages People, trees and woodlands Social forestry research
  • Publications

    Field portable X-ray fluorescence (FPXRF): A rapid and low-cost alternative for measuring metals and metalloids in soils

    Lead Author: Caroline Kilbride
    By Caroline Kilbride, Jane Poole, Tony Hutchings, Olga Rodriguez-Walters, Danielle Sinnett, Andy Brunt and Andy Moffat. CL:AIRE Research Bulletin 7. What’s of interest If your organisation has an interest in working with us on collaborative research related to greening brownfield or contaminated sites then please email: landrec@forestry.gsi.gov.uk Related pages Brownfield regeneration Urban Greening
  • Tools and Resources

    2019 – Social

    Introduction This chapter contains statistics on: the number and profile of visits to all woodlands from household surveys; and the number and profile of visits to Forestry England/ Forestry and Land Scotland/ Natural Resources Wales/ Forest Service woodlands from on-site surveys and administrative sources. Geographical coverage for recreation statistics varies. Estimates are presented at country level and, where possible, UK […]
  • Publications

    The Forestry Commission public forest estate in England: Social use, value and expectations (Summary)

    Lead Author: Anna Lawrence
    Summary report of study to provide evidence of the public value of the Forestry Commission Public Forest Estate in England and establish whether people have different perceptions and expectations of publicly owned forests compared to those in other forms of ownership. By Anna Lawrence and Claudia Carter.
  • Publications

    Woods and forests in British society: progress in research and practice

    Lead Author: Bianca Ambrose-Oji
    By Bianca Ambrose-Oji and Karen Fancett (Eds.). Papers presented at the Trees and Forests in British society conference in April 2010. Forest Research Monograph: 3ISBN 978-0-85538-828-7 Related pages People, trees and woodlands Social forestry research
  • Publications

    Public engagement and forestry: key lessons for working in urban areas

    Lead Author: Paul Tabbush
    Research report providing information about three case studies in England (Sherwood Forest, Nottinghamshire), Wales (Craig Y Dinas, South Wales), and Scotland (Bishop’s Estate, Glasgow) that show how a variety of public engagement processes were implemented and what the outcomes of including people were in different urban contexts. By Paul Tabbush and Bianca Ambrose-Oji. Related pages People, trees and […]
  • Publications

    The Forestry Commission public forest estate in England: Social use, value and expectations (Full report)

    Lead Author: Claudia Carter
    Final report from study to provide evidence of the public value of the Forestry Commission Public Forest Estate in England and establish whether people have different perceptions and expectations of publicly owned forests compared to those in other forms of ownership. By Claudia Carter, Anna Lawrence, Rebecca Lovell and Liz O’Brien.
  • Research

    Understanding and mapping the socio-cultural benefits of forest recreation

    Trees, woods, and forests provide multiple benefits to society, including those of social and cultural value. This research outlines a scoping study which sought to identify and test methods for spatially mapping and surveying the recreation attitudes and behaviours of people living in an area around Cannock Chase National Landscape.
  • Publications

    Managing woodland access and forest operations in Scotland

    Lead Author: James Ogilvie
    Forests and woodlands bring wide-ranging and diverse benefits to people in Scotland. They are ideal places for people of all ages to participate in leisure, recreation and sports. However, forests are also workplaces. Forestry is an important part of the rural economy, and the production of timber provides revenue for landowners and jobs for the […]
  • Publications

    A sort of magical place: people’s experiences of woodlands in northwest and southeast England

    Lead Author: Liz O'Brien
    This publication aims to give land managers, policymakers and all those with a wide interest in forestry a picture of how people relate to woodlands and the natural environment. To obtain a hardcopy of this report (price £10) contact Joanne Davies of Forest Research at Alice Holt Lodge, Farnham, Surrey.